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The Holy Orders Task Force Final Report Prepared for the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America The Holy Orders Task Force Final Report Prepared for the College of Bishops of the Anglican Church in North America Table of Contents Acknowledgements … 5 Foreword … 6 Section I: The Task Force and its Process 1. Introduction - The Rt. Rev. David Hicks … 9 Section II: A Unified Approach to Scripture 2. General Hermeneutical Principles - Task Force … 13 3. Summary of Hermeneutical Principles: Drawn from the Foundational Documents of the ACNA - Task Force … 14 Section III: Principles of Anglican Ecclesiology 4. Anglican Ecclesiology - Task Force … 18 5. Divergent Strands within the Anglican Tradition - Task Force … 27 6. The Ecclesiology of the Anglican Evangelical Tradition - The Rev. Dr. Leslie Fairfield … 32 Anglican Evangelical Ecclesiology: A Synopsis … 32 The Ecclesiology of the Evangelical Revival … 60 Anglican Evangelicals in the Modern World … 77 Endnotes … 102 7. The Ecclesiology of the Anglican High Church Tradition - The Rev. Tobias Karlowicz … 111 The Ecclesiology of the Anglican High Church Tradition … 111 The Commission of Christ: the Doctrine of Apostolic Succession … 123 The Ministry of Christ: the Authority, Grace, and Character of Ordination … 144 The Priesthood of Christ: the Eucharistic Sacrifice and ‘Sacerdotal’ Priesthood … 152 2 The Historical Argument for the Apostolic Succession … 170 The Diaconate in the High Church Tradition … 175 The Real Presence in the High Church Tradition … 177 Endnotes … 181 8. Anglican Charismatics in the Modern West - The Rev. Dr. Leslie Fairfield … 194 The Holy Spirit in the Church … 194 The Wesleyan Revival … 201 The Anglican Charismatic Tradition since 1960 … 209 The Church in the Anglican Charismatic Tradition … 222 Endnotes … 224 9. Perspectives in Anglican Ecclesiology- A Timeline … 227 - Mrs. Katherine Atwood 10. A Case for Anglican Unity - Task Force … 245 Appendix I The Order of Deaconesses in the American Episcopal Church … 247 - Mrs. Katherine Atwood Appendix II Chart on Women’s Ordination in the Anglican Provinces … 256 Section IV: The Arguments For and Against … 257 11. Perspectives on the Issue - Task Force … 258 12. Anglican Evangelicals and Women's Ordination … 260 - The Rev. Dr. Leslie Fairfield The Matter of Names … 261 The Influence of Modern Western Society … 262 Presuppositions and Exegetical Practice … 264 The Exegesis of Specific Texts … 269 Endnotes … 275 3 13. Anglo-Catholics and the Ordination of Women … 277 - The Rev. Tobias Karlowicz The Traditionalist Argument … 279 Critical Arguments … 283 Review of the Arguments … 285 Women’s Ordination and the Character of the Ministry … 294 Endnotes … 298 14. Bibliography for further Study - Task Force … 300 Sources from an Evangelical Perspective … 300 Sources from an Anglo-Catholic Perspective … 306 Section V: Analysis and Conclusions … 312 15. Final Summary - Task Force … 313 What We Were Asked to Do … 313 What We Have Learned … 314 What We Recommend … 316 Conclusion … 318 4 Acknowledgements Many thanks to Suzanne Gill, Director of Communications for the Diocese of Fort Worth for the gift of her time and expertise. 5 Foreword To: Members of The Anglican Church in North America From: Archbishop Foley Beach Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In 2012 the College of Bishops appointed a Task Force on Holy Orders to provide the College with a scholarly and informed study on Holy Orders and, specifically, women in Holy Orders (the enabling resolution is reprinted in what follows). The Task Force, led by Bishop David Hicks, consisted of people representing differing perspectives and practices. They have met for the past 5 years and during that time have periodically released progress reports. This past January Bishop Hicks presented a report on the last phase of the process to the College, and we are now releasing the whole report to the Province. Please note the following: • The Task Force was not commissioned to resolve the issue, but was asked to develop resources to help the bishops in future conversation on this topic. • Therefore the report does not answer the questions of what the College is to do, but it is a study presented to the College to help the College in our discussions. • The report does not change our current practice regarding women’s orders as stated in our Constitution. Our current practice allows each diocese to determine whether it will ordain women as deacons or priests. • The report will now be sent to the GAFCON Primates for their input and guidance for our discussions. • The College of Bishops will now be studying the whole report, and we will meet in special session later in the year to discuss how we move forward together. As your Archbishop, I ask the following from you: 1) Don’t comment on the report until you have read it all. 2) Don’t comment on the report until you can fairly articulate the opposite point of view. 3) Remember that no decisions have been made at this time to pursue changing our Constitution. 4) Remember that we are all followers of Jesus Christ on mission together, holding those with the opposite point of view in Christian love and charity. 5) Lastly, sincerely pray for your bishops as we seek to serve Jesus Christ in this matter. 6 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 Thank you to The Rt. Rev. David Hicks, Chair The REC Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic The Rt. Rev. Kevin Allen, The Diocese of Cascadia Mrs. Katherine Atwood, The Diocese of Ft. Worth The Rev. Dr. Leslie Fairfield, The Diocese in New England & Trinity School for Ministry (Ret.) The Rev. Canon Mary Hays, The Diocese of Pittsburgh The Rev. Tobias Karlowicz, The Diocese of Quincy The Rt. Rev. Eric Menees, The Diocese of San Joaquin for your service to the Province by serving on the Task Force. Your hard work is much appreciated! The Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church in North America 7 Section I: The Task Force and its Process 8 Introduction This presentation of the work of the Theological Task Force on Holy Orders is a compendium of reports given to the College of Bishops and Provincial Councils of the Anglican Church in North America between January 2013 and January 2017. Each report was presented upon the completion of each of the five successive phases of a Method of Procedure, which was approved by the College of Bishops. The Task Force was commissioned by Archbishop Robert Duncan, and renewed by Archbishop Foley Beach, to lead the College of Bishops in a discussion about the nature and purpose of holy orders, with a particular view toward the issue of the ordination of women. This was the fulfillment of a commitment made by the bishops at the time of the organization of the ACNA in 2009. It seemed wise to save the discussion about women’s ordination for a later point, after the province had been constituted and settled into a stable pattern and structure of life together. While our province has a common understanding of the Christian faith, as expressed in the Anglican tradition, the Task Force recognizes that there are some significant differences in among us in the way that we read Scripture (hermeneutics) and our understanding of the nature of the church and ordained ministry (ecclesiology). The reports from phases two and three address these topics respectively. Any discussion about the interpretation of the relevant biblical texts must take into consideration the underlying theological commitments related to hermeneutics and ecclesiology. The Task Force is hopeful that this part of its work will be especially helpful to the bishops, leading toward fruitful discussion beyond the usual impasse that comes from debates about the ordination of women. The method of procedure also takes into account the bond of fellowship that our province enjoys with other provinces in the Anglican Communion. We have been in communication with leaders in the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) partnership of Anglican churches, and we anticipate more formal discussion of this report in the months ahead. Finally, I wish to express my sincere thanks to the membership of the Task Force. Each person made important contributions to the production of our reports, and I am indebted to them for their patience, theological acumen, and deepened friendship through these years of working together. The Rt. Rev. David L. Hicks, PhD Chairman 9 Task Force Members The Rt. Rev. David Hicks, Chair The REC Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic The Rt. Rev. Dr. David L. Hicks is Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and President of Reformed Episcopal Seminary, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He received a Master of Sacred Theology from the Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, and MAR and PhD degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Oreland, Pennsylvania. The Rt. Rev. Kevin Allen, The Diocese of Cascadia The Rt. Rev. Kevin Bond Allen was unanimously elected the first bishop of the ACNA Diocese of Cascadia and was consecrated September 30th 2011. Bishop Kevin studied at Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington (BA), Roman Catholic Seattle University (graduate studies), Ridley Hall Cambridge UK and General Theological Seminary NY (MDiv). He began his ministry with youth in the 70’s; continued as a lay missioner overseas in London and Bangladesh. He continued that ministry as the first vicar of Cambodian Episcopal Church with refugees in Tacoma WA, and eventually assisted in founding the Diocese of Cascadia. He currently serves on the national board of SOMA USA and is chair of the Orthodox-Anglican Dialogue provincial task force.
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